Stay Engaged Without Losing Your Mind

What This Does

The news is relentless. The outrages stack up faster than you can process them. You oscillate between doom-scrolling and wanting to throw your phone into the ocean.

This isn't weakness. This is a normal human response to an abnormal amount of bad news. But you need strategies that actually work, not just "practice self-care" platitudes.

Talk through what you're experiencing and get:

Real strategies for managing your media consumption
Help processing the feelings (rage, grief, helplessness, guilt)
Permission to step back without feeling like you're abandoning the fight
Ways to stay informed without being consumed
A reality check when you need one

Let's Talk

Tell me what's going on. No judgment here.

Hey. How are you actually doing? Not the "I'm fine" answer. The real one.

Maybe you've been doom-scrolling for three hours. Maybe you snapped at someone you love because you're carrying too much. Maybe you feel guilty for wanting to look away. Maybe you're just fucking exhausted.

Whatever it is, I'm here to help you process it and figure out what you need right now. No toxic positivity, no guilt trips, no "have you tried yoga?"

What's going on?

Quick Reminders

You Can't Pour From Empty

Burning yourself out doesn't make you a better activist. It makes you a burned out person who can't show up anymore.

Informed ≠ Consumed

You can know what's happening without watching it happen in real-time, 24/7. Checking twice a day is still being informed.

Grief Is Part of It

You're allowed to mourn what's being lost. That grief is not weakness. It's proof that you give a damn.

Rest Is Not Surrender

Stepping back to recharge is not the same as giving up. You're playing a long game. Pace yourself.

Your Feelings Are Data

Rage, despair, numbness. They're telling you something. Don't just push through. Listen.

You're Not Alone

Millions of people feel exactly like you do right now. That's not comfort. That's coalition.